Original article (French) published in La Liberté, by Sophie Gremaud, on March 22, 2025 https://www.laliberte.ch/articles/suisse/pour-repondre-a-la-transition-energetique-lidee-fait-son-chemin-1000624 English translation: Deploying solar panels in space? The idea is gaining ground as a response to the energy transition. Space solar power, in which solar panels are deployed in space to provide clean energy for the Earth, is gaining momentum. [...]
As a participant in Soleil·s – the 2nd Solar Biennale – taking place at the mudac (Musée cantonal de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains) in Lausanne from 21 March to 21 September 2025, Astrostrom will present - Greater Earth Energy Synergies - its vision of harnessing solar energy from space. mudac exhibition website: https://mudac.ch/en/exhibitions/solar-biennale/ [...]
Developing solar power satellites (SPS) as a major energy source for Earth will involve multiple orbital demonstrators. Satellites in low Earth orbits (LEO) will have far lower costs than demonstrators in geostationary orbit (GEO) or High Elliptical Orbits (HEO), but they have the major disadvantage that they can deliver [...]
